| Michael Geoghegan exit stage left He was the man everyone thought would be HSBC's new chairman - until a Monday night dinner changed direction of the company's leadership. telegraph.co.uk |
Obama urged to use spill fines to restore Gulf By DINA CAPPIELLO2010-09-28T16:29:02ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's point person on the Gulf coast's restoration will recommend paying for it with some of the billions of dollars in civil penalties that could be collected from companies responsible for the oil spill.... hosted.ap.org |
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Focus on global currency pact turns to enforcement By KELLY OLSEN 2010-10-25T16:10:23ZSEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Facing the risk of a dangerous trade war, top finance officials from the world's leading rich and developing nations looked each other in the eye and vowed they wouldn't use their currencies as economic weapons to boost exports.... hosted.ap.org |
Quarter is 10-year best for WPP Sir Martin Sorrell, chief executive of WPP, said the communications giant has had its strongest quarter for a decade in the three months to the end of September. telegraph.co.uk |